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220-1102 · Question #318

Which of the following wireless security features can be enabled to allow a user to use login credentials to attach to available corporate SSIDs?

The correct answer is B. Kerberos. To allow users to authenticate to corporate SSIDs using their login credentials, Kerberos is a suitable authentication protocol, often integrated with enterprise wireless security standards like WPA2-Enterprise.

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Question

Which of the following wireless security features can be enabled to allow a user to use login credentials to attach to available corporate SSIDs?

Options

  • ATACACS+
  • BKerberos
  • CPreshared key
  • DWPA2/AES

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    91% (42)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

To allow users to authenticate to corporate SSIDs using their login credentials, Kerberos is a suitable authentication protocol, often integrated with enterprise wireless security standards like WPA2-Enterprise.

ATACACS+

TACACS+ is an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) protocol primarily used for authenticating network device administrators, not typically end-users connecting to a wireless network with their login credentials.

BKerberosCorrect

Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that allows users to prove their identity once to gain access to multiple services without re-entering credentials. In a corporate wireless environment, it can be integrated with WPA2-Enterprise, which uses 802.1X, to authenticate users against a directory service using their domain login credentials.

CPreshared key

A Preshared key (PSK) is a single, shared secret key used by all devices on a wireless network for authentication, which does not allow for individual user login credentials.

DWPA2/AES

WPA2/AES refers to the encryption standard (Wi-Fi Protected Access II with Advanced Encryption Standard) used to secure wireless communication, but it doesn't specify the authentication method for user login credentials directly; WPA2-Enterprise (which uses 802.1X) would typically integrate an authentication protocol like Kerberos.

Concept tested: Wireless authentication protocols

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/security/kerberos/kerberos-authentication-overview

Topics

#Wireless security#Authentication protocols#Enterprise Wi-Fi#Kerberos

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